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For the voice of SpongeBob, the main character, Hillenburg approached Kenny, who previously worked with him on Rocko's Modern Life. [3] Drymon said, "Steve [Hillenburg] wanted to find an original sounding voice [for SpongeBob]." [2] Hillenburg utilized Kenny's and other people's personalities to help create the personality of SpongeBob. [4]
Stephen McDannell Hillenburg (August 21, 1961 – November 26, 2018) was an American animator, voice actor, and marine biology educator. Hillenburg was best known for creating the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants for Nickelodeon in 1999.
Kenny said that he voices "a lot of sweet yellow characters for some reason." [11] He described SpongeBob's voice as in between that of a child and an adult, stating "Think a Stan Laurel, Jerry Lewis kind of child-man. Kind of like a Munchkin but not quite, kind of like a kid, but not in a Charlie Brown child's voice on the TV shows." [12]
Tom Kenny provides the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob is voiced by veteran voice actor Tom Kenny, who had worked previously with Hillenburg on Rocko's Modern Life. When Hillenburg created SpongeBob SquarePants, he approached Kenny to voice the character. [24] Hillenburg used Kenny's and other people's personalities while creating ...
In Cannes to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the “SpongeBob SquarePants” franchise at Mipcom, SpongeBob and Patrick voice actors Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke joined Variety for a discussion ...
In an exclusive interview with TODAY.com, "SpongeBob" voice actor Tom Kenny recalls the experience of commentating during Nickelodeon's broadcast for the 2024 Super Bowl.
Kenny originally used the voice of SpongeBob for a minor character on Rocko. [47] He forgot how to perform the voice initially and did not intend to use it afterward. Hillenburg, however, used a video clip of the episode to remind Kenny of the voice. [47] When Hillenburg heard Kenny perform the voice, he knew immediately he wanted it for his ...
The first season featured Tom Kenny as the voice of the title character SpongeBob SquarePants and his pet snail Gary. SpongeBob's best friend, a starfish named Patrick Star, was voiced by Bill Fagerbakke, [20] while Rodger Bumpass was the voice of Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus. [21]